Family sues US mint for return of double eagles

richbeat

They were, as Conder stated, openly advertised and bought and sold, which is why I said that the government has been inconsistent on their stance. For over ten years they did nothing about it.

TheRaven

With that said, what caused the initial questioning of these coins on the market? Was there similar questions about the 33 Eagles?

19Lyds

TTT for Historical Purposes.

keyman64

2006!!!

ricko

So, nine years later we have a favorable decision....that may yet be challenged.... stay tuned...Cheers, RickO

TwoSides2aCoin

The government will exhaust every resource and means to prove it is right and within the law, even if it must change the law or even overthrow it. And this is why " possession is still 9/10ths of the law", to this day.

In other news from aboard:
God rest ye merry gentlemen. (IGWT, LloydMincy)

Back to square one…. The Executive Order itself, if anyone reads it , never made ownership or possession of collectible coins illegal. NEVER. It's not even in black and white. If it were ILLEGAL, the law would have not allowed for the possession of an aggregate of $200 in any denomination. That might include (by a loophole in the order) the legal precedence for "keeping" the coins "safe" until now.

The monetization started in 1986 with bullion.

TwoSides2aCoin

What we could use is a good revival going into an election year. No politics or religion intended.

ricko

Hallelujah TS2aC.... Cheers, RickO